Unscramble HEADLOCKS to get 288 words. HEADLOCKS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SHACKLED and HEADLOCK lead with 18 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HEADLOCKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 19 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
CHOKED, HACKED and HOCKED are the top 6-letter words from HEADLOCKS, 16 points each. CLOSED, LOCKED and DECALS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HEADLOCKS, 9 score 14 points, the group's best. ASKED, SHOCK and CHASE are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words in HEADLOCKS are led by HACK, HECK and HOCK, 13 points each. EACH, CASH and DESK are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words made with HEADLOCKS letters is ACK, 9 points; ACH and CHA on 8 follow. HAS, HAD and ASK are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of HEADLOCKS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with HE · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
HEADLOCKS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HEADLOCKS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEADLOCKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 231 | 287 | 203 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOCKLED, HOCKLES, CHEKAS, HOCKLE, CHEKA, SHAKED, CLOKED, DECKOS, ALECKS, CHADOS, CLOKES, DACKS and 45 more, 57 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHACKED, DHOLAKS, DHOLAK, CHOLAS, LOCHES, SKOLED, CHOLA, LOCHE, OAKED, ACK, OCHE, SKED and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: HAOLES.
With one more tile, the letters of HEADLOCKS spell the words below.